I give my woman half my money at the general storeI said, "Now buy a little groceries, and don't spend no more."But she gave ten dollars for a ten cent hatAnd bought some store bought cat food for a mean eyed cat.

When I give her ten more dollars for a one way ticketShe was mad as could beThen I bet ten more that if she ever leftShe'd come a-crawlin' back to meWhen I woke up this mornin' and I turned my headThere wasn't a cotton pickin' thing on her side of the bedI found a little note where her head belongedIt said, "Dear John, honey, baby, I'm long gone."

When I heard a whistle blowin', and the big wheels a-turnin'I was scared as I could beI pt on my overalls and I headed to townGonna bring her back with me.

I asked the man down at the station if he'd seen her thereI told him all about her pretty eyes and long, blonde hairHe spit his tobacco, said, "I'll be dad blamed,I believe I did see her leavin' on the east bound train."

I bought a round trip ticket on the east bound trainI was broke as I could beBut when I come back, gotta buy another ticketGotta bring her back with me.

Well' I got off the train somewhere in ArkansasAnd I worked up the guts to call my Mother-In-LawShe said, "I'll tell you where she is, if you act right.""She's workin' four to twelve at Trucker's World tonight."

When I walked in she saw me, and she took off her apronAnd she grabbed her goin' home hatShe bought a ticket with her tipsAnd now we've curled up on the sofa, me and her, and that mean eyed cat.